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[1]At sundry times and in diverse manners God spake in the old time to our fathers by the Prophets:
[2]In these last days he has spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath made heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds,
[3]Who being the brightness of the glory, and the engraved form of his person, and bearing up all things by his mighty word, hath by himself purged our sins, and sitteth at the right hand of the Majesty in the highest places,
[4]And is made so much more excellent than the Angels, inasmuch as he hath obtained a more excellent name than they.
[5]For unto which of the Angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day begat I thee? and again, I will be his Father, and he shall be my Son?
[6]And again when he bringeth in his first begotten Son into the world, he saith, And let all the Angels of God worship him.
[7]And of the Angels he saith, He maketh the spirits his messengers, and his ministers a flame of fire.
[8]But unto the Son he saith, O God, thy throne is forever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.
[9]Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity. Wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
[10]And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast established the earth, and the heavens are the works of thine hands.
[11]They shall perish, but thou dost remain: and they all shall wax old as doth a garment.
[12]And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same and thy years shall not fail.
[13]Unto which also of the Angels said he at any time, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
[14]Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister, for their sakes which shall be heirs of salvation?
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